26Issac Newton apple tree
The same apple tree from which an apple fell and supposedly hit Isaac Newton, inspiring his theory of gravity, is still growing at his family home over 350 years later.
27. Japan deep fries maple leaves as a snack, commonly known as "Momiji" or "Maple leaf tempura".
28. An NYC councilman named Ben Kallos proposed adding light guards to street lights as a means of curbing city light pollution. Among just making the night sky easier to see, the change would protect wildlife from the negative effects of stray light.
29. In 2008, a British man traveling to Dubai was sentenced to 4 years in prison after being caught with 0.003 gram of Cannabis that was stuck to his shoe.
30. Mid-level managers rather than those at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy suffered the most from depression.
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31Social anxiety disorder
Administering testosterone to patients with the social anxiety disorder has been found to increase their willingness to face situations which are perceived as socially threatening.
32. Emma Morano was the last survivor of the 19th century. She died in 2017 at the age of 117.
33. The full lyrics to "Oh My Darling, Clementine" recounts the narrator falling in love with a woman named Clementine, but she drowns in a river so the narrator promptly goes for her little sister.
34. An artist made a counterfeit penny out of $100 worth of gold, which he copper-plated and then put into circulation in Los Angeles. Two years later, it was found in New York.
35. Hours before being killed by a massive heart attack at 51, Actor James Gandolfini dined on a double order of fried king prawns and a pile of foie gras washed down with two piña colada, four shots of rum, and a couple of beers.
